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Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown vase with gold designs; two spindly birds; branch with leaves; double-bulbous body; short neck; decorative gold lines around opening; on a grey gradient background. Sake Bottle (Tokkuri).

Artwork details

Date:
mid-19th century
Medium:
Porcelain with overglaze enamel, gold and silver hiramaki-e (Kyoto ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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